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Senate Document Number
1405S
Date of Senate Approval
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Statement of Faculty Senate Action:
Effective Date: Fall 2005
#1
Delete: On page 114, section III of Earth
Science with Teacher Licensure:
III. Required courses outside the major—19-22 hours: ....SOC 240; and
those requirements indicated under the Education section of the catalog.
Add: On page 114, in place of deleted section:
III. Required courses
outside the major—16-19 hours: CHEM 132 or satisfactory score on Chemistry
Placement Examination; CHEM 111, 144; ATMS 103; MATH 167 or 191; STAT 185; and
those requirements indicated under the Education section of the catalog.
Impact: None; this change is a
correction.
Rationale: This change is necessary for consistency between the
Environmental Studies and the Education sections of the catalog. On p. 104, section III of Secondary School Licensure (9-12), the
catalog states: “Recommended elective for all students—ANTH 100 or SOC
240.” SOC 240 is also not listed under
section II: “Required courses outside Education.”
#2
Delete: On page 104, in section II of Middle
School Licensure (6-9)
Science—16 hours:
BIOL 105; CHEM 111, 132; ENVR 130; PHYS 131.
Add: On page 104, in place of deleted entry:
Science—16-19 hours:
BIOL 105, or
both BIOL 115 and 116; CHEM 111, 132; ENVR 130; PHYS 131.
Impact: No impact on staffing
expected. The number of students seeking
licensure in middle school science each year is small. In addition, middle school licensure
candidates majoring in biology have probably substituted more rigorous biology
courses for this requirement in the past.
Rationale: The content in BIOL 105 is
the minimum requirement in biology
for a student seeking middle school science licensure. Biology majors are required to take BIOL 115
and 116, which cover the material that is covered in BIOL 105, but in more depth. They have therefore met more than the minimum
requirement and will not gain by taking BIOL 105 in addition to their major
courses.
#3
Delete: On page 77, in the
paragraph with the heading Bachelor of
Arts Degree—Concentration in Chemistry with Teacher Licensure, the second
sentence:
Students who wish to receive teacher licensure in
9-12 Comprehensive Science....ATMS 103, BIOL 105 and ENVR 105.
Add: On page 77, in place of deleted sentence:
Students who wish to receive teacher licensure in 9-12 Comprehensive Science (as distinct from Chemistry)
must complete the requirements for Chemistry with teacher Licensure, as well as
BIOL 105 and ENVR 105.
Impact: Deleting ATMS 103 will have very little
impact, as the number of chemistry majors seeking comprehensive teacher
licensure each year is small or none.
Rationale: The NCDPI standards for secondary science licensure that were approved by the State Board
of Education in 2002 contain very minimal reference to atmospheric science
content. In addition, the requirements
for comprehensive science listed for physics majors and for biology majors do
not include ATMS 103. (See Catalog page 71 and page 190.) This change is necessary to bring the
comprehensive science program for chemistry majors into alignment with the
NCDPI standards and with the other comprehensive science licensure programs.